kingthrillgore@lemmy.ml to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · edit-21 year agoOh so that's what its for rulelemmy.mlimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down10
arrow-up1486arrow-down1imageOh so that's what its for rulelemmy.mlkingthrillgore@lemmy.ml to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · edit-21 year agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squareHowShouldIKnow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI missed the bus; and that is something I will never ever ever do again
minus-squareoneiros@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 year agoOmit the “and”, and you’ve got it; otherwise, a regular old comma would be the right punctuation there.
minus-squareLoamImprovement@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIf you want to use a colon, you can phrase it “There’s one thing I’ll never do again: Miss the bus.”
minus-squareSquirrellinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoSemicolons generally replace a comma + conjunction. So use it instead of the “and” (or “because,” “but,” etc.) and you’re good.
minus-squareHowShouldIKnow@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI guess people don’t remember Kris Kross
I missed the bus; and that is something I will never ever ever do again
Omit the “and”, and you’ve got it; otherwise, a regular old comma would be the right punctuation there.
If you want to use a colon, you can phrase it “There’s one thing I’ll never do again: Miss the bus.”
Semicolons generally replace a comma + conjunction. So use it instead of the “and” (or “because,” “but,” etc.) and you’re good.
I guess people don’t remember Kris Kross